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Wesley So vs Sergey Karjakin
World Cup (2011) (rapid), Khanty-Mansiysk RUS, rd 2, Sep-02
Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E06)  ·  1/2-1/2

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
1/2-1/2

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Sep-02-11  Manuel G. Vergara: Hello! Its nice to be the first Kibitzer!!! Yehey!
Sep-02-11  whiteshark: This is the result of the second vote.
Sep-02-11  arieszodiac: Is this rapid games?
Sep-02-11  wordfunph: <arieszodiac> yes rapid game.

go Philippines!

Sep-02-11  Manuel G. Vergara: The format for the next 2 games herein is 25 minutes plus 10 seconds increment. 1st 2 Rapid Knock-out games.
Sep-02-11
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  moronovich: <arieszodiac> Yes,this is rapidgames.2 games.And then blitz(if a tie) and then blitzarmageddon till a winner is found.
Sep-02-11  laurio: Fight,wesley,sole flag carrier of the phl flag
Sep-02-11  rusticbull: go, go, go, GM Wesley So!!
Sep-02-11  Manuel G. Vergara: Ten minutes countdown for the Filipino Braveheart!
Sep-02-11  arieszodiac: lets unite an offer a prayer for the triumph of our only one wesley so,,,
Sep-02-11  laurio: do he get any help from PCF?do he have a coach?wake up!! PCF,extend your hand to wesley!!!
Sep-02-11  pulsar: <laurio> No, the PCF no longer exists...
Sep-02-11  laurio: @pulsar,oh,sorry,POC?
Sep-02-11  WinKing: Hey do we have any Wesley So fans around here?
Sep-02-11  whiteshark: Well let's see... Yesterday Karjakin had outprepared So, which costs him alot of time at the beginning of the middlegame. Such time isn't available today...
Sep-02-11  wordfunph: <whiteshark> forget about yesterday's game, today is a new ballgame..
Sep-02-11  rusticbull: fire on board!!
Sep-02-11  iking: Wesley is on the defensive side again ....
Sep-02-11  giwgiw: GM Wesley So, For The Win!!
Sep-02-11  rusticbull: i can't understand the 15.Nxe5, somebody please explain?
Sep-02-11  iking: Wesley will open the d file ....
Sep-02-11  LaFreak IV: 18.Ra3 is good
Sep-02-11  Bryan14: Sergey is better now .. much more better miner pieaces.
Sep-02-11  iking: the B at a5 is strongly posted .... thst pawn at c7 will get stuck up
Sep-02-11  LaFreak IV: 19.Qf5 is possible?
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